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hæðni, f. mocking, mockery.
hæfr, a. fit, proper; engu h.,good for nothing, useless, worthless.
hæki-liga, adv. vehemently.
hæl-bein, n. heel bone;
-bítr, m. heel-biter;
-dreginn, pp. dragging the heels in walking;
-drep, n. blow on the heel.
hæli, n. shelter, refuge; leita s ér hælis, to seek for shelter.
hæl-krókr, m. 'heel-crook', catch with the heel (a trick in wrestling).
hæll (-s, -ar), m. heel; hlaupa (fara, ganga) á hæla e-m, to follow at one's heels; hurð felir (lýkst) á hæla e-m, the door shuts (closes) upon one's heels; fara aptr á hæli, to return immediately; hopa (fara) á hæl fyrir e-m, to retreat, recede before one.
hæll (-s, -ar), m. (1) peg, þin; (2) handle in a scythe-shalt (orf-hæll).
hæll, m. a widow whose husband has been slain in battle.
hæl-síðr, a. reaching down to the heels (—síðr kyrtill).
hængr, m. male salmon.
hæra, f. hoariness, grey hair (skegg hvítt af hæru); fá elli ok hæru, to live to a hoary old age; esp. in pl., grár (hvítr) fyrir (or af) hærum, white with grey hair.
hærðr, a. haired; h. vel, having-fine hair; h. mjök, having much hair.
hæringr, m. hoary (old) man.
hæru-karl, m. = hæringr;
-kollr, m. hoary head, a nickname;
-langr, a. having long grey hair;
-skeggi, in. hoary beard;
-skotinn, pp. grizzled.
hætta (-tta, -tt), v. to leave of, with dat. (h. heyverkum); with infin. to cease (h. at tala).
hætta (-tta, -tt), v. to risk, venture, stake, with dat. (L.vildi eigi út h. sínum mönnum); h. til þess virðing þinni, to stake thy honour on it; impers., litlu hættir nú til, there is but small risk; absol., hefir sá er hættir, he wins who risks, 'nothing venture nothing have'; h. til e-s, to risk a thing (vil ek heldr til þess h. en hitt spyrist áönnur lönd); h. á e-t, to risk (kváðust á það mundu h. at berjast); to venture upon, to trust to (h. á miskunn e-s); h. e-u undir e-n, to depend on one for a thing.
hætta, f. danger, peril; eiga mikit íhættu, to run a great risk; leggja e-t í hættu, to expose to risk or danger (leggja sik, líf sitt, fé sitt, í hættu); leggja á þá hættu, to run the risk.
hætting, f. danger, risk.
hættingar-ferð, f. dangerous journey (= hættu-ferð).
hætt-leggja (see leggja), v. to risk;
-liga, adv. dangerously;
-ligr, a. dangerous; kölluðu
-ligan mátt hans, they said that he was sinking-fast.
hættr, a. (1) dangerous (slíkr maðr er hættastr, ef); (2) dangerously ill (vera, liggja, h.); (3) exposed to danger; ekki h. fyrir vápnum, proof against weapons; (4) e-m er hætt við e-u, one is in danger of; var Þuríði við engu meini hætt, Thurid was out of danger; (5) doubtful, uncertain.
hættu-ferð, -för, f. dangerous journey;
-lauss, a. free from danger, without danger;
-lítill, a. little dangerous;
-mikill, a. very dangerous;
-ráð, n. dangerous plan.
hœfa (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to hit, with acc. (þeir hœfa aldri dýr); hann hœfði allt þat, er hann skaut til, he never missed his mark; h. til, to aim; svá hafði smiðrinn til hœft, so well had he aimed; (2) to fit, with dat. (hœfðu Kjartani þau klæði allvel); (3) to behove, be meet (eigi hœfir at drepa svá fagran svein); svá hœfir eigi, segir Ulfr, that will not do, said U.; h. e-m, to be meet for one; (4) refl., hœfast, to fit each other, to correspond; spjótit mun h. ok sár þat, the shaft and the wound will correspond; h. á, to agree in time, coincide.
hœfi, n. (1) fitness; vera við e-s h., to fit one, be suitable, convenient ( Hrútr fekk sér nú konu þá, er honum þótti við sitt h.); (2) skjóta til hœfis, to shoot at a mark.
hœfi-látr, a. moderate;
-liga, adv. fitly;
-ligr, a. fit, due.
hœfindi, n. pl. what fits, behoves.
hœfing, f. aiming; gørah.,to take aim.
hœfinn, a. aiming well, good at hitting the mark,

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